John H. Kelly

John Herbert Kelly (31 March 1840-4 September 1864) was a Brigadier-General of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
John Herbert Kelly was born in Carrollton, Alabama in 1840, and he dropped out of West Point before graduation in 1861 when the American Civil War broke out. Kelly decided to join the Confederate States Army, and he served on William J. Hardee's staff before taking over the 8th Arkansas Infantry Regiment in 1862. He was wounded at Stones River in 1863, and he rose to brigade command, losing 300 men during the Battle of Chickamauga. On 16 November 1863, Kelly was promoted to Brigadier-General, and he would be shot in the chest while leading his brigade at the Battle of Franklin. At age 24, he was one of the youngest generals to die in the war.